Happy Birthday Friend

 

Hello friends, thanks for stopping, my card today I am show casing the stamp from Stampendous Stamps House Mouse called-Mixed Up.  I used Bo Bunny pattern paper, copic markers, pearls, and an older Stampendous Stamp.  I popped up my stamp using some craft foam.  I hope you get a chance to check out the cards here at One Crazy Stamper and enter your creation, share the love with the design team. Stop by Lora's store and get some goodies as well.  Thanks again for stopping.  Happy Crafting. 

Happy Valentines! -- High Hopes Stamps

Hi there, I've been busy creating some Valentines treats :) This stamp is totally adorable and really reminds  me of the old school Valentine Cards I received as a kid. 

I have to say this stamp is on my top 10 favorites of all time!

Created with High Hopes  Not Lion Stamp found here 

It all started with some yummy treats to help celebrate Valentines Day!

Packaged up with twine ...

The image is stamped with Tim Holtz Ink and a little red heat gem added to each one for a bit of bling!! Hand cut the cards, giving them  kinda a bubble look around the image. (I had little red bows on all of the cards which I decided were just too small, so off they went)

The cards were scored at the base and hot glued together.  I also added extra layers of card stock to the base to help them sit upright and not fall over.

The treats were added inside the card :)

 The image was coloured with Copics. No shading here, just a quick bit of colour and the background airbrushed. 

Larger bows were added to the tops! 

These treats are going to work with me tomorrow along with a plate of peanut butter cookies!  I think this would be a super fun project to make with the little ones.

Copic# E33,E50,W7,BV08,RV14,v22

Thanks for peeking! Happy Valentines Day! :)

Go Ahead....

                                  Happy Thursday OCS fans! 

My younger brother was a volunteer firefighter for years and although he doesn't do it at the moment, I still think of him every time I see anything with a firefighter on it. 

My post for this week features an older High Hopes stamp called Firefighter Dragon. I have a mini Minc and I know you can use die cuts and run them through to add foil but I wanted to see if you could do the same with something run through an embossing folder....I will share my thoughts/experiences  on that later in the post. 

For now, let me introduce you to Firefighter Dragon!

                                                         Donna

Inside 

Side View

Firefighter Dragon is coloured with alcohol markers and I used a stitched rectangle die to cut out around him. I used some holographic foil on a diamond plate embossing folder, some paper from Authentic and finished off my card with some black gumdrops. The sentiments on the front and inside are from High Hopes as well. The card pattern is from an old issue of Card Maker.

I mentioned at the beginning of my post I would share some thoughts on using an embossed image in the mini Minc to add foil.

I used Heidi Swapp toner paper to put in the embossing folder and it did crack in a few spots as it is quite thin but the foil covered them completely. The foil didn't adhere 100% around the raised "diamonds" - it leaves a slight black outline but for this card, I wanted a more masculine, distressed feel so I was okay with that. The foil on the rest of the paper stuck beautifully. 

Running the toner paper through an embossing folder does make it very weak so I broke a few photo corners before getting them on the card. 

So I have come to the conclusion for a rugged, distressed feel to a foiled piece for a card absolutely I would do it again but for something more elegant not necessarily, but I had to try it. I think I will try it again but this time I will try putting the folder through on a lighter pressure so the raised portions aren't as high and see what happens...........stay tuned.........

Card Recipe

Stamps: Firefighter Dragon (S198), Go Ahead...(G303) and Bold Happy Birthday (F087) - High Hopes Rubber Stamps 
Patterned Paper: Tidings - Authentique
Silver Gel Pen 
Mini Minc - Heidi Swapp
Toner paper - Heidi Swapp 
Holographic Foil - Heidi Swapp 
Cupid Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp
Stitched Rectangle Dies - Your Next Stamp
Diamond Plate Embossing Folder - Darice

Spectrum Noir Markers: CG1 CG2 DG2 DG4 CR7 CR11 DR7 1G1 1G4 1G7 TN3 TN5 TN6 TN7 TB2 TB4 TN1 TN2 

It's the beginning of a new month which means a new challenge here at OCS. 

February's challenge is Anything Goes, (except digital stamps). Follow this link to come and add your projects. We can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day! 

Gabriel Plays Hockey!

Hi All!

My Hubby has been so frustrated with his favourite team the Toronto Maple Leafs lately! They can't seem to catch a break! So to cheer him up I used the High Hopes Stamp called "Gabriel's A Hockey Player" and made this cute card. I left it on his desk with a personal message inside for a little pick me up! 

I tried to colour up the image using the TML Team colours. Apparently this is the "away" uniform and the helmut should have been white with a blue strip LOL. (die hard fan or what??). I added the Awesome and Wonderful little tag from the HH Sentiment #3 set.

Copics Used:

Skin E00, E11, R20

Hair: E43, E47

Uniform: B26, B28, B29, C1

Skates & Gloves: C3, C4, C5, C7

Blades: silver Wink of Stella

Hey!... I think you should play along with us in our February Challenge called "Anything Goes"! Head on over to the OCS blog for all the details and to link up your creations! Good luck, you never know you could be our next winner!

Happy Stamping!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

'Owl' always love you.....

Hi Crafty Peeps;

No doubt you  have all seen the pre-orders that Lora has up on the OCS website.  Sugar Hollow from Heartfelt Creations has arrived, and there is no doubt that this set is really cute and fun to play with.  For my post today, I have used some stamps and a die from this collection.  For the first card, I used the matching die to cut the owls out, and fuzzy cut the owls in the nest.  Both of these were mounted with pop dot adhesives.

Supplies  used:

• Stamps:  Sugar Hollow (Heartfelt Creations)
• Dies:  Sugar Hollow Tree Die (Heartfelt Creations)
• Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper:  Prisma Creamy White Cardstock, DP:  Sugar Hollow Pad (Heartfelt Creations)
• Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils:  
• 'Owl' always love you card --  071, 112, 117, 015 (Essentials Set); 108, 113 (Nature Set); Leaves -- 058, 047 (Essentials Set) 
• 'Owl" always be there for you -- 108, 113, 117, 112, 89 (Essentials Set); 036 (Floral Set)
• Zig Wink of Stella:  Clear
• Miscellaneous:  Rhinestones - Glam; Pearls  

 Do grab a coffe or tea and have a visit at OCS to check out the OCS Design Team creations as well as stopping by Lora's store to replenish your supplies.  Once you have done your browsing do be creative and enter this month's challenge for a chance to win a prize from OCS.

Until next time, keep crafting 

Hugs,

 

You

Hello friends, and welcome back.  For my card today I am using a stamp from Stampendous Stamps called - House Mouse Making Prints.  I had so much fun with this little fellow, I stamped twice and fussy cutting around the image and popping him up with some foam tape.  Colored my stamp using Copic Markers-E43, 41, 47,93, W4, 6.  I used a few dies and added some Your Next Stamp Gumdrops.  I hope you get over to OCS and check out the other design teams creations and stop by Lora's store and replenish your supplies.  Till next time happy crafting.

Sending you sunshine! High Hopes Stamps!

 Happy Friday to you!

I'm back with a little bit of sunshine using Bella Bear from High Hopes  Stamps found here!
I'm thinking we could all use a little extra sunshine this February!! :)

Lots of warm yummy yellow, hearts background papers  and Bella Bear enjoying a beautiful day! Added sewing stitches and a texture white doily!

I decided to create some background clouds and grassy details using Copic Markers.

The inside of the card has been all dolled up with some gingham paper,touch of yellow card stock with added zigzag stitching. The sentiment is also a High Hopes from Sentiment Set#1

(I tried to stitch up the heart die cut but it was a little more difficult than I thought, the results are not perfect). A handmade look, I guess!

Copic#C1,C3,BG10,R21,R20,R24,,E31,E35,E21,G24,C5,C7

Thanks for peeking :)

Have a great weekend!

Snowbird Birthday

Welcome back OCS fans! It's the first Thursday in February and yes, it's still winter...sigh........

Today I am sharing a card I made for my mother in laws 80th birthday. I think L'il Snowbird from High Hopes Stamps is the perfect image when you need something with a winter theme for life events after Christmas.

                                                         Donna

I chose to use some "brighter" colours to help beat some of the winter blues.  Some glitter gumdrops add some sparkle along with some bright pink paper from Doodlebug.  "Snow" embossing powder adds some texture and colour as well.

Card Recipe

Stamps: L'il Snowbird and Dot Simple Happy Birthday -  High Hopes Rubber Stamps

Patterned Paper: Sugar Plums- Doodlebug, Necessities: Wood - MME 

Dies: Stitched Rectangle Dies and Fisthtail Banner Dies - Your Next Stamp
Clear Wink of Stella
"Snow" embossing powder - Stampendous
Ice Ice Baby and Candyland Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic Xpress It paper

Spectrum Noir Markers: TN6 TN8 EB8 EB6 EB3 EB5 1B1 1B2 1B3 BP1 BP2 BP3 CG4 DG3 JG6 GB8 GB10 EB5 CR7 CR11 DR6 

It's the beginning of a new month which means a new challenge here at OCS. 

February's challenge is Anything Goes, (except digital stamps). Follow this link to come and add your projects. We can't wait to see what you create.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fantastic day! 

I'm Trying But......

Hi OCS Fans!

Todays post for One Crazy Stamper makes me giggle as I can just picture myself in this position as I try to exercise! I have absolutely zero co-ordination so this definitely would be me LOL! This stamp set is from Art Impressions. Lora carries lots of these humorous Ai stamps. This set is called "Skinny Yet".

I decided to paper piece the outfit and exercise ball. I matched my background papers using Design paper from the Authentique "Infused" 6x6 collection. I made some matching flowers with some dies and added a rhinestone gem in the middles. The funny sentiment comes with the Skinny Yet set.

Copics Used: 

Skin: E00, E11, R20

hair: E11, E13, E08

Lips, headband & earring: RV09

Shoes: C1, C3, C5

Outline BG000

We started a new Challenge for February called "Anything Goes".  Make sure you enter for a chance to win! Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com